Tree-shaker



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TREE SHAKER.

PLxcATIoN m I D DEC.16,I918.

LUTHER MILTON FLE`Y'l`El-t, GF FRNCSCO, Off

. GRNIA.

TREE-SHAKER.

A lisation le eceinber i6, 1568. Serial No.

To all fui/wm t may concern:

Be it known that l, LUTHER M. Finen- Nnn, a citizen ot the TJnitedStates, residingat San Francisco7 in the county ot San Francisco, Stateof California, have invented a new and usetul rfree-Shaker, ot which thefollowing is a specification in such full and clear terms as will enablethose skilled in the art to construct and use the saine.

This invention relates to a tree shaker and its object is to produce anapparatus which ina-y be used for the purpose ot shaking the linibs ottrees to shake off the fruit or nuts troni the lirnbs7 nieans beingprovided on the shaker to rinly clasp the desired limb. v

Other objects ot the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

rin embodiment ot the invention is shown in the drawings in which thesaine reference numeral is applied to the sar-.ne portion throughoutabut T; ain aware that there inay be modifications thereof.

Figure l is a sine elevation of the coinplete shaker, and

2 is a View of the operating lever looking at right angles to Fib. l.

rlhe shaker comprises a pole l ot such length as niay be necessary torthe given trees.

rlhe pole has a clainp 9. secured thereto by ineens of a screw 8 andwhich clamp carries a disk 1i. The disk l has a stop and it has a lever5 piyoted thereon with stops which are adapted to conie against the stop5.

This l-ver 5 has a link 7, which link is connected to a wire rod Sextending to the top oic the pole and connected with the armSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

i3. it the too ot the pole there is a terrule 9 which is provided with ahook l0. The hook has a spring ii connected with the arni 13, saidspring being` adapted to open the arni when the lever o is raised. Theferrule also carries an arm l2 to which the arin 13 is pivotallyinountec. YWhen said arins are brought together shown in Fig. l. theyprovide ineans tor holding a branch i'irinly while the tree is being`shaken.

lt will be noticed that the disk is so connected to the linlr that whenthe arms are closed the handle 5 is straight down7 note l, therebylocking` the arm in the closed position so that the shaker will hang` ona limb practically without being held.

Haring thus descrioed niy invention, what l claini as new and desire tosecure by Letters latent of the United States is as follows, expressreservation being made ot perinis. ible inodiiications.

i tree shalfer comprising a rod, one iixed arni and a pivoted arin atthe one end thereet, a spring to hold one et the arnis normally awaytroni the other arm, a rod connected 'ith the pivoted arin and extendingtoward the opposite-end of he first named rod, a link to which thesecond rod is connected? a rei/clubic disk carrying an eccentricconnection with said linlr a handle for rotirting` the disk, and a stoppin to prevent the dish being rotated in either direction niore thanfixed amount7 the dish pin being under the dish pivot point when thearii s are brought together. l

ln testimony whereoip4 have hereunto set my hand this 1S day otNovember, A. D

LUTHE lriLTOll FLECKNER.

